✦ Glamping near The Great Sand Dunes National Park ✦ Enjoy the best without the mess! ✦
✦Book Your Adventure Today!✦
✦Our Beautiful climate controled Grain Bin Villa is open Year around!✦
✦Our 2025 season starts May 1st (BYO Tent sites & Camper Cabins) & May 19th (All Glamping tents)✦
✦Book one of our new Family Tents with 3 king beds and a fold out couch - sleeps 8✦
Rustic Rook Resort
Great Sand Dunes
Rustic Rook is located just 19 miles from the Great Sand Dunes National Park entrance and near many other attractions and activities. If you enjoy fewer crowds at the Dunes and attractions - try staying on a week night! Check out our Things To Do page for more information. Enjoy views of the massive 14,000ft tall Sangre de Cristo mountain range towering over the sand dunes right from your glamping tent. Stay in one of our glamping tents and enjoy all the best things about camping without the mess, allowing you to maintain a high level of comfort and relaxation. Choose from one of our fully furnished tent options, enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast each morning and S’mores by the campfire at night. Camp activities include: Picnic and grill area, corn hole and horse shoe games, volleyball, frisbee golf, kids sand box and big wheel track, ½ mile walking trail, sunrise loop trail, yoga on Saturdays, live music on select nights and more. Glamping at Rustic Rook Resort is truly like no other experience – try it, and you may never go camping again.
Glamping tents vs. Traditional Lodging
Are you Glamping tough? Make sure glamping is for you
Our version of glamping is a cross between your traditional lodging (like a hotel room) and camping (like with a tent). Imagine if Miss Hotel Room and Mr. Tent fell hopelessly in love and despite their families warnings about their different lifestyles, got married and had a child. That child is Glamping at Rustic Rook. Glamping has lots of its mother’s comforts, but still has lots of its father’s life on the edge, minimalist, adventurous lifestyle. Since glamping did not inherit its mother’s climate controlled airtight space, her TV or her electricity, you could get hot, cold, or have desert insects wander into your tent. Thankfully, Glamping did inherent its father’s camp stove, starry nights, lanterns, and USB power chargers so you will still be able to stay warm on the chilly nights, watch the stars instead of the TV, and able to charge your phones to stay in contact with friends/family as much as you would like to.
Other lodging options
If a glamping tent's not your groove
New in 2024 - we added a new entrance with a few new lodging options! You may now choose from one of our 5 BYO Tent sites, 3 Camper Cabins or a Grain Bin Studio Villa. Each new lodging option has a slightly different list of amenities, so be sure to read through the descriptions under the "lodging options" page. We're excited to offer more ways to stay!
Bedding & Towels (excluding BYO tent sites) | Shampoo, Conditioner and Bodywash |
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USB Battery Packs & lanterns (glamping tents only) |
Free Hot Breakfast (Glamping and BYO tents) |
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Adventure Planning | On-site Dining (pre-order only) (View Menu) |
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Camp Fire and S'Mores (excluding bins) | Grill & Picnic Areas |
What I liked most about Rustic Rook
"Getting the "camping" experience but with the comforts of a toilet, shower, wood stove, etc. Staff was friendly, smores were fun. Loved being close to the Sand Dunes but feeling like we were in the middle of nowhere."
What I liked most about Rustic Rook
"Easy check in, great service, amazing views of sand dunes/ mountains, love that fire logs and starter kit was included. The whole experience was awesome for a first time glamper. You felt like you were tent camping in luxury! "
What I liked most about Rustic Rook
"The play/picnic area - what a perfect place for families to hang out. Also all of the little details like the meal packs, nightly smores, breakfast burritos (which were the best I ever had), the fire wood and fire starters, having sleds and beer for sale, the live music, even the cute chairs to sit in inside the tent. So well thought out!"
What I loved about Rustic Rook
Very hospitable and kind workers. Beautiful scenery and a very unique experience.
What I loved about Rustic Rook
Proximity to the national park. Comfortable beds. We really enjoyed our stay!
What I loved about Rustic Rook
The stars were amazing to look at, the bed was very cozy and there was more than enough space for a couple. Accommodating check-in when arriving late, and the bathrooms were very well kept and clean, and nice hot water. Breakfast was delicious, good amount
What I loved about Rustic Rook
The accommodations were great, spacious and comfortable. The communication was great and the staff was very friendly. Loved the burritos and the smores by the ire. Great place to feel you are in the wilderness as camping but more amenities
What I loved about Rustic Rook
We loved this place. Everywhere there were thoughtful touches to make our stay pleasant. Cornhole and horseshoes for kids plus s’mores and a bluegrass band over a campfire; well-equipped communal bathrooms with private showers; chairs inside the tents and out; electric lanterns and external batteries for each tent; lighted walkways for nocturnal trips; sand sleds of different sizes to rent. We grilled our own food one night and bought their grill pack the second night. Also the Adventure lunches especially the veggie wraps were delicious. And fabulous views of the Sangre de Cristo to the east, the San Juans in the west. Convenient to the Sand Dunes and other attractions of the San Luis Valley. This was a memorable vacation for 3 generations of our family.
What I loved about Rustic Rook
We loved the novelty, the accommodations, the grounds, the picnic area and the fire pit
What I loved about Rustic Rook
The setting was beautiful and the staff was extremely helpful
What I loved about Rustic Rook
Location and the tent accommodations
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“Everything”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“The proximity to the Dunes! The staff was wonderful, and the tents were amazing!”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“atmosphere”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“The Sunset! The tents, staff and amenities were great as well”
What I liked most about Rustic Rook
“Everything was clean and comfy. The breakfast burritos were awesome!”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“That it was truly glamping”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“The tents, the setup and amenities, the rustic but not gross bathrooms, the staff, that you have alcohol and snacks/food for sale… so many things!”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
“The accommodations! Very Nice!”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
Amazing tents, comfy beds, loved the evening bonfire and music, delicious burritos for breakfast! All of it was more than we could have hoped for!”
My Favorite Thing(s) About Rustic Rook Was:
"The owners hospitality, breakfast and coffee in the morning, The s’mores by the campfire, the ease of renting sleds to go down the dunes, and the tent decor/Chargers for devices. The whole experience was wonderful!"